bh2win
New member
I spend most of my time in the cities of Fairfax and Alexandria, I recently just purchased a .357 Ruger GP100 as my Open Carry weapon. As I was Google searching the OC laws for Virginia I found this statute (I underlined the parts I have questions about):
§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in
public areas prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-
that expels single or multiple automatic center-fire rifle or pistol
projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and
is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will
hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the
manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a foldgazine that will hold more than ing stock or (b) shotgun with a ma
seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered
on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk,
public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of
the public in the Cities of Alexan- whatever nature that is open to
Church, Newport News, Norfolk, dria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls
the Counties of Arlington, Fair- Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in
fax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement
ds, military personnel in the per- officers, licensed security guar
formance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid concealed handgun permit or to any person actually engaged in lawful
hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established
shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
My questions are:
1. Local Governments in Alexandria have restricted open carry unless you have a CHP?
2. Local Governments in Fairfax have restricted open carry unless you have a CHP?
3. I literally cannot walk down the street to my neighbors house with my gun on my hip in either Alexandria or Virginia?
I'm hoping someone can explain this statute a little more clearly because I know Virginia allows OC - I just don't want to get in trouble.
§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in
public areas prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-
that expels single or multiple automatic center-fire rifle or pistol
projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and
is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will
hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the
manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a foldgazine that will hold more than ing stock or (b) shotgun with a ma
seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered
on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk,
public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of
the public in the Cities of Alexan- whatever nature that is open to
Church, Newport News, Norfolk, dria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls
the Counties of Arlington, Fair- Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in
fax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement
ds, military personnel in the per- officers, licensed security guar
formance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid concealed handgun permit or to any person actually engaged in lawful
hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established
shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
My questions are:
1. Local Governments in Alexandria have restricted open carry unless you have a CHP?
2. Local Governments in Fairfax have restricted open carry unless you have a CHP?
3. I literally cannot walk down the street to my neighbors house with my gun on my hip in either Alexandria or Virginia?
I'm hoping someone can explain this statute a little more clearly because I know Virginia allows OC - I just don't want to get in trouble.
Enjoy,